Envelope



(No Model.)

P. L. GUSKLEY.

ENVELOPE. No. 279,543. Patented June 19,1883...

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PHILIP L. CUSKLEY, OF PORTLAND, MAINE.

ENVELOPE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 279,543, dated June 19,1883,

Application filed June13, 1882. (No inodel.)

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, PHILIP L. CUsKLEY, of Portland, in the county ofCumberland and State of Maine, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Envelopes; and I do hereby declare that the following isa full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to lettersof reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Figure l is a rear view. Fig. 2 is an edge view of a part of anenvelope, with the sides opened away from each other so that one loopsinto the envelope. Fig. 3 is a view of a part of one side of theenvelope from the inside, in part section. 7

Same letters show like parts.

My invention relates to envelopes.

It consists of a tag or small piece of paper pasted to each of twocorners of the envelope on the same end, a piece of cord or stringpasted into the angle of the envelope on the inside and reaching thewidth of the same, the string reaching through the top angle of theenvelope and then being folded down in under the tags, all incombination with any pa per envelope.

a shows the envelope. Z) is the string. a are the tags. The tags givethe envelope strength at the end and corners. They also confine the endof the string, so that it will not be caught in any object and tear outthe end when not desired. The ends (I of the string are folded downunder the tags with this view.

When the letter or envelope is to be opened one of the tags under whichthe string is folded is caught by the finger and thumb and torn out,This brings with it one end of the string, upon pulling on which the endof the envelope is torn open and the contents can be removed.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent ofthe United States,

The combination, with an envelope, of the string 1), tags 0, arranged asdescribed, the ends d being folded under the tags on the outside of theenvelope, as herein set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I affix my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

PHILIP L. CUSKLEY.

\Vitnesses:

WM. F. GOODWIN, JOHN P. KERRIGAN.

